"Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually."
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His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbor.
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
{To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of ùGod [abideth] continually.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
> Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
To the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God `is' all the day.